Turn Your Garage System into an Oilers Man Cave

The infamous Wayne Gretzky, “The Great One” of the Edmonton, Oilers will go down in hockey fame history for his outstanding performance on the ice. Born in Brantford, Wayne played ice hockey right out of his parent’s garage from the age of two. Wayne learned early on that quality performance was everything and you can bet that he applies that to all aspects of his life. From family relationships and hockey superstardom to coaching and home life – Wayne knew that staying ahead of the game with a steady head was an important aspect of being successful.

You can bet that Wayne surrounds himself with motivation and that is why we have devised ten tips to turn you garage into an oilers man cave, so you can find the inspiration to get on Gretzky’s level with performance, success and motivation in your home garage system!

You have probably been thinking about cleaning out the garage and turning it into a useful area for awhile now. What’s stopping you? You get busy during the afternoon once you’re off work, the weekend is full with other chores and family time…so you never quite get around to it. Trust us, you will be achieving, performing and doing more things you love once you go through the process of remodeling your garage! It is worth the time and effort to have a space to call your personal sanctuary and workshop.

Wayne didn’t believe in procrastination and he is quoted as one of the most successful hockey players in the world, so take a lesson and get to work!

In order to start custom building your man cave, you must first clean out the garage of excess stuff. An easy way to go about this is to make a few different piles for sorting. Put often used items in one area, not so used items in another and make a donate pile of the things you really don’t need. If you haven’t used something in the garage in the past year, you probably don’t need it and should donate it to someone who does.

Adding an polyaspartic layover to your garage flooring increases the aesthetic appeal and provides a slip, stain and spill resistant surface. Floor coats can be applied by a professional who specializes in polyaspartic flooring or you can attempt to DIY.

Floating cabinets make it easy to clean your fresh new epoxy garage floor and offer a way to protect your belongings from ice, snow or water in case of a storm. Floating cabinets keep pests out easier and if you get quality garage cabinets, you can bet they will withstand the test of time.
 
Many garage cabinets are made with 100% steel hardware and are available in a variety of colors, so you can match your cabinets to your Oilers gear!

Floating Cabinets in Your Custom Garage have a streamlined design , just like your Oilers! Granite garage cabinets are sleek and built man cave strong : dreamgaragemakeovers.com

Overhead racks allow you to get your storage off the garage floor in a clean sweep. Store items that aren’t used on the regular in your newly installed overhead storage and enjoy all the free space you get for the activities you enjoy.
 
Overhead storage is a great solution for storing seasonal items, holiday decorations and sports equipment that only gets used during certain times of the year.

Your vertical wall space in your custom garage has a lot of potential for storage. To get the most out of your wall space for garage organization install a slatwall or gridwall system. These functional add-ons come with accessories and special hangers for bikes, sports equipment tools, rakes, shovels, plastic bins, baskets and more.
 
A wall storage system will increase the likelihood of you using your sporting equipment and keeps it well organized, off the ground and in good condition. Check out these slatwall and gridwall systems.

A custom built workbench is probably one of the best tools you can have at your disposal in your garage. Workbenches gove you a place to get down to the nitty gritty of compelteing prjects and also offer an efficient system for storing tools, screws, nails, etc.
 
Workbenches can be built by a garage organization professional or you can check out some of these DIY tips for creating your own custom work bench.

If you have a prize car or even if you just do your own mechanical work in your garage, you will benefit greatly from installing an auto lift. Auto lifts get you cars off the garage floor and make storing your vehicle easy. Using an auto lift for your vehicles, opens up garage floor space so you have room for other activities in your garage.
 
Auto lifts also get your car lifted up and away from harmful weather elements. Depending on the size and weight of your car, there are several auto lifts you can choose from with companies like Lift King.

To make your garage really feel like an Oiler’s Man Cave, you have got to put in a game viewing area. Crack open a cold brew with your friends and turn on the game for some ranbunctious, competitive cheering.
 
Installing a seating area and flatscreen not only offers you a place to watch the game, it makes your garage have luxury style that all your Oiler buddies will be envious of. Hey, You might even like it so much you decide to stay in for home games and host viewing parties.

Your man cave is organized, decked out with custom cabinets, an auto lift, epoxy floors and a game watching station. now all you need is your favorite Oiler’s memorabilia and you are ready to celebrate your team in style!
 
Hang your favorite Oiler’s poster, frame a Wayne Gretzky Jersey and put the finishing touches on your Oiler’s man cave. Hey, you could get real FANatic and play the Oiler’s Custom Goal Horn and Song in your custom garage on repeat for true team spirit.